Chairman. the committee took full cognizance of the situations Just described by the gentleman from North Carolina . and by the previous speakers. in denying the request for $1.712.729 additional. reducing that to approximately $300.000. The Department is confronted with having to establish an embassy in Japan and some five or six consular offices. and very. very important intelligence activities the justifications for which were heard by the committee behind closed doors. and the necessity for which intelligence activities the community unanimously agreed upon. In visa and passport activities there has been a tremendous increase. As a matter of fact. in the 8 months ending February 29. 1952. passports issued and renewed exceeded by 52.6 percent the number issued in the same period last year. The workload for the month of February 1952 is up 85.3 percent over February 1951.